MCO P1400.31C - Headquarters Marine Corps

7004 MARCORPROMMAN, VOL 1, OFFPROM
a. Is fully qualified when compared to the selected
officers whose sample records were considered; and
b. Is better qualified for promotion than all of the
officers who failed to be selected for promotion before the
regularly scheduled promotion selection board; and
c. Is comparable to those officers who were selected for
promotion by the regularly scheduled promotion selection board.
3. 90-Day Exclusion Rule. This regulation is not applicable to
SSBs.
4. Membership. Sections 612 and 14102 of Title 10, U.S.
Code and SECNAVINST 1401.3A require that SSB membership follow
the same guidelines as regularly scheduled boards, with the
exception that all members serving on an SSB should, by
Secretary of the Navy's policy, have previous officer selection
board experience.
5. Providing Records to SSBs
a. The records of eligible officers will be redacted to
exclude all material received or any performance indicated after
the date the regularly scheduled board convened.
b. As identified in paragraph 4003, sample records will
appear as they appeared the date the petitioned board convened.
c. Update material may be submitted by the eligible officer
per paragraphs 3001, 3002, and 3004. Any update material
provided to the SSB cannot contain information about or refer to
events that took place after the convening date of the
petitioned board.
7005. SAMPLING OF RECORDS. Pursuant to SECNAVINST 1420.1B and
per paragraph 4003, all regularly scheduled promotion selection
boards identify a sampling of records of the eligible population
that are retained for each grade and competitive category. The
eligible officer's record will be compared against these records
per paragraph 7004.
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